cerebrospinal fluid shunt

Preferred Label : cerebrospinal fluid shunt;

RADLEX synonyms : CSF shunt; CSF drainage shunt;

Definition : Tubes inserted to create communication between a cerebral ventricle and the internal jugular vein. Their emplacement permits draining of cerebrospinal fluid for relief of hydrocephalus or other condition leading to fluid accumulation in the ventricles. [MeSH];

UMLS CUI (RADLEX) : C0007812;

Details

Origin ID

RID5589;

UMLS CUI

C0007812;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Ventricular shunt (physical object) [SNOMED CT concept]
- cerebrospinal fluid shunts [MeSH concept]
- cerebrospinal fluid shunts [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- CSF shunt operation [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- CSF shunt operation NOS [MedDRA LLT]
- Creation of cerebrospinal fluid shunt (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- cerebrospinal fluid shunts [MeSH Descriptor]
- cerebrospinal fluid shunts [MeSH concept]

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